Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia

Name: Mount Moriah Cemetery
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#142 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Mount Moriah Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery that spans the border between Southwest Philadelphia and Yeadon, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1855 and is the largest cemetery in Pennsylvania. It is 200 acres in size and contains 150,000 burials. It differed from Philadelphia's other rural cemeteries such as Laurel Hill Cemetery and the Woodlands Cemetery in that it was easily accessible by streetcar; allowed burials of African-Americans, Jews and Muslims; and catered to a more middle-class clientele. ()

Established: 1855 (169 years ago)Graves: 150 thous.Coordinates: 39°55'54"N, 75°14'14"W

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Southwest Philadelphia (Mount Moriah)Philadelphia United States

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Mount Moriah Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yeadon, St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Calvary United Methodist Church, Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery.

0.8 miNW
Area
Yeadon, Philadelphia
22 min walk • Yeadon is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders the city of Philadelphia. The population was 11,443 at the 2010 census.
1.6 miNE
Church
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia
41 min walk • St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1890, is a Catholic church at 4625 Springfield Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
1.5 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Calvary United Methodist Church, Philadelphia
39 min walk • Calvary United Methodist Church is located at 801 48th Street, on the southeast corner of 48th Street & Baltimore Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1 miE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery, Philadelphia
26 min walk • Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery is a Cambodian Theravada Buddhist temple located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The monastery was founded in 1986 in a South Philadelphia row house. In 2010, the community acquired a 238,000-square-foot plot of land, where the current temple stands.
0.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Angora, Philadelphia
22 min walk • Angora is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Although its boundaries are not precise, West Philadelphia is to its north, Kingsessing is to the south, Cedar Park is to the east, and Cobbs Creek is to the west.
0.9 miNE
Colonial revival architecture
Hardy Williams Academy, Philadelphia
23 min walk • Hardy Williams Academy, formerly the Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Southwest Schuylkill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924.
1.1 miS
Colonial revival architecture
John M. Patterson School, Philadelphia
28 min walk • John M. Patterson School is a historic elementary school located in the Penrose neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1920–1921.
0.5 miS
Neighbourhood
Paschall, Philadelphia
14 min walk • Paschall is a neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located in the vicinity of Cobbs Creek Park and Chester Avenue. The William J. Tilden Junior High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
1 miNE
Neighbourhood
Kingsessing, Philadelphia
25 min walk • Kingsessing is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. On the west side of the Schuylkill River, it is next to the neighborhoods of Cedar Park, Southwest Schuylkill, and Mount Moriah, as well as the borough of Yeadon in Delaware County.
0.8 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
S. Weir Mitchell School, Philadelphia
21 min walk • S. Weir Mitchell Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1915–1916.
0.7 miS
Gothic Revival architecture
William T. Tilden Middle School, Philadelphia
19 min walk • William T. Tilden Middle School is a historic middle school located in the Paschall neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926–1927.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Mount Moriah Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Paschall, Philadelphia (14 min walk), William T. Tilden Middle School, Philadelphia (19 min walk), S. Weir Mitchell School, Philadelphia (21 min walk), Yeadon, Philadelphia (22 min walk).

How to get to Mount Moriah Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mount Moriah Cemetery:

Tram

Kingsessing Avenue & Cemetery Avenue • Lines: 13 (6 min walk)
65th Street & Kingsessing Avenue • Lines: 13 (7 min walk)

Train

Angora (24 min walk)
Fernwood-Yeadon (30 min walk)